The great artists of the world are never Puritans, and seldom even ordinarily respectable.

H.l. Mencken
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In this quotation by Robert Louis Stevenson, the author is arguing that artists are not all squeaky clean. In fact, they can be quite outrageous. In fact, the great artists of the world are never Puritans, and seldom even ordinarily respectable. They can be quite outrageous in their behavior and unconventional in their appearance. And, because of that, they often have a hard time finding a mate.

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